Fish-scaling device.



0. KELL. .FISH SCALING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED JULY 31, 1911.

Batfiized June 4, 1912.:

- To all whom it may concern:

- STATES PATENTKQFFICE;

'o'r'ro 'Kn LL, or nEs Mourns, Iowa.

Be it known that I, O'r'ro KELL, acitizen of the United States, residing at Desv Momes, n the county of Polk and State of Iowa, have invented a .certain new and useful Fish-Scaling Device,-

. of which the fol W1ng 1S 2 specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a I device-of simple and lnexpenslve construction, designed to be.'used in removing scales from fish. Y

.More specificallyit is my object to provide an Improved fish scaling device constructed of a-single piece of .materialhavinglugs formed at the bottom thereof, and

arranged in rows,

Figure 1 shows a perspective view of one form of my device, therein shown, being substantially rectangular in shape. Fig. 2 showsa bottom .view of the same. Fig. 3 shows a vertical,transdirection over the verse, central sectional view of a slightly modified form of my invention, the .lugs therein shown, being semi-circular in shape, and. Fig. 4 shows a bottom view of the form shown in Fig. 3.

Referring to the accompanyingdrawings it will be seen that the forms of my device therein shown, are constructed of a single piece, preferably of sheet metal bent and riveted together at certain points to give-it the desired shape.

The device comprises a curvedupwardly to form side members ll. The side members are extended inwardly and connected to each other at .12, by means of rivets 13, or. the like, to thereby add strength and rigidity to the device. The side members are then extended upwardly and-formed into a cylindrical handle 14, of a convenient size and shape to fit. the operators hand. The ends ofv the sheet metal are then connected together at 15.

Formed on the bottom portlon 10,'at 1nmsrescnnme 'nnvxon.

:- speciflc ation of Letters Iatent. AppIication filed July 31,

said lugs being designedv to engage the scales of the fish to be cleaned, the scales when the 'de' the scale removing lugsbottomportion 10 PatentedJune i, 1912.

1911. Serial 110. 641,598.

is a plurality of lugs 16 arranged in rows and staggered, said lugs being ex: tended downwardly, and at an acute angle to the bottom portion. These lugsare constructed integrally with the bottom portion and are preferably formedby being stamped out of the material of the bottom portion.

It is obvious that when the operator moves the device over the fish to be sealed, in a direction opposite to that in which't-he scales extend, the downwardly extending lugs will engage the scales of the fish in such a manner as to quickly and easily remove the scales.-. On. account of the lugs being extended downwardly, and at the proper angle to engage the scales of the fish, it is not necessary or'the operator to tilt the device in any manner when scaling a fish, and the' danger of cutting into the flesh of the fish is thereby eliminated. w

My purpose for arranging the lugs on my tervals,

in as farasposs'ible, of the scales on a fish, andthereby each lug will engage but one scale at a time and the scales will be removed. in their successive order. Furthermore there being several rows of lugs arranged on the-bottom of each device it is obvious that it will require but a very small number of strokes of the device to thoroughly remove all of the scales from a fish.

A further advantage gained, by arranging the lugs as shown, is in providingthe device with the greatest possible number of scale removing members and at the same time not materially lessening the strength of the device, nor in any way adding to its weight. j

It will alsobe noticed that I have provided a way in which the fish'scales will be retained within the device, thereby eliminatthe fact that when a cleaning a fish, due to 0 straight blade1s used,

knife or some form of siderably large area.

device staggeredly is'to have ,them conform, with the arrangement ing one of the most objectionable features in when my device is employed, it is obvious,

that the scales removed by each of the down- .wardly extending lugs will be's'cooped upwardly on the lugs'and into the interior of the body portion through the adjacent open; 'lngs.

I claim as my invention: A fish scallng device, comprising a base provided with inclined lugs on its lower s1irtended in substantially cylindrical form toface and with openings adjacent to each lug constitute a handle; 10 respectively designed to permitv scales re- Des Moines, Iowa, July 24, 1911.

moved by the lugs to pass through said base, I I OTTO KELLv upwardly and inwardly extending sides se- I r cured together at a point spaced apart from Witnesses:

the base to leave a space above the base open M. WALLACE,

- at both ends, said sides being further ex- M. PETERSON. 

